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Night Vocab #1-4
Night Vocab #1-9
Term | Definition |
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Frenzy: | a state of violent agitation or wild experiment syn-furor, turmoil Ant-calm |
torment: | great physical pain or mental anguish syn- agony, distress Ant- joy |
Latter: | being the second mentioned of two syn- recent Ant- jerk |
thrash: | to shake back and forth violently syn- whip, shake Ant- Protecting |
raucous | harsh, grating syn-noisy, rough Ant- Quiet |
sabotage | any underhanded action that defeats of a cause demotion Ant- assistence |
Deportees | to expel or banish from a country Syn- saving, Freeing Ant- native |
Emigration | the act of leaving one country to settle in another Syn- move Ant- permit |
convoy | a group of vehicles traveling together under the same orders. Syn- None Ant-Nne |
Treatise | a formal piece of writing generally longer than an essay Syn- commentary Ant- Blurb |
pestilential | Something that is harmful or deadly Syn- toxic |
lucidity | the ability to see things clearly Syn- clarity |
provisions | A supply of food Syn- groceries |
notorious | widely and unfavorable known Syn- popular Ant- unknown |
devoid | completely lacking Syn- bare Ant- full |
monocle | an eye glass for one eye |
convalescent | A person is returning to health after an illness Syn- improving Ant- failing |
Blandishments | Something in act, speech that tends to flatter or entice Syn- praise Ant- criticism |
lamentation | the act of expressing grief. Syn- weeping |
tether | to rope or chain something down to a fix object Syn- fasten HARNESs |
contagion | a disease Syn- infection |
plaintive | Expressing sorrow Syn- sad Ant- Happy |
bereaved | greatly saddened by the loss of a loved one. Syn- leave deprive |
apathy | the absence or suppression of emotion Syn- indifference |
vitality | great physical strength. Syn- energy |